Words like opulent and antiquarian are not enough to describe the land of pharaohs and kings. Egypt, as the seat of one of the greatest civilizations, doesn't need a highfaluting prelude. The mere mention of its name evokes a kaleidoscope of pattern, pictures and events narrating a glimpse of a country that has been the point of interests of various historians, archeologists and academician since time immemorial. As Herodotus put it, "Egypt is the Gift of the Nile." It is, however, more appropriate to say that it is a gift bestowed on the whole human race. Pyramids, royal catacombs, sprawling temple complexes dot the landscape of Egypt, with the Pyramid of Giza as the most arresting, standing tall and proud despite of its "old age." Much of the renowned archeological sites are concentrated in the Lower and Upper Egypt with the prominence of the hewn-stone temple complexes and pyramids at Saqqara (Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser) and Dashur (Snofru's...
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